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11 Reasons No One In Their Right Mind Visits Wyoming In The Winter

There’s an ongoing joke in Wyoming about how we have three seasons: July, August, and Winter. Except, if you live here, that’s no joke! It’s the truth. The first snow of the season may be in September, and sure, we may post about how pretty it is on Facebook… but that’s just the beginning of several months of misery. Really, winter in Wyoming is terrible, and there’s no reason to visit when the mercury starts to drop.

In case you need some convincing that this state is best left alone from October to April, here are a few reasons that will show you exactly why nobody visits Wyoming in the winter.

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1. There's nothing to see here in the winter - it's a barren wasteland.

Every other day, some fresh snow falls on our mountaintops. After a while, it just gets old! Snow, mountains, what's the big deal? Sure, it may LOOK like a painting, but I've also seen paintings of sagebrush...

Most of the roads around Yellowstone are closed in the winter. In fact, you would most likely have to rent a snowmobile and stay at the gorgeous, historic Old Faithful Snow Lodge. Who wants to go through all of THAT planning?